The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-15
NOT OUT OF HIS HEAD.
COL. ANDERSON PRONOUNCED
SANE BY A JURY.


SANE BY A JURY.
His Case Thoroughly Investigated by
the Ordinary-Some Interesting Tes-
timony Concerning His Dispute with
Postmaster Lamar-Opinions of Ex-
perts-The Post Office Episode Re-
hearsed-The Jury's Verdict.
The Ordinary's jury lunatico de inq',i-
rendo met yesterday afternoon to determine
whether Col. Clifford w. Anderson was
20 or a fit subject for the lunatic asylum.
80 number of people that gathered TO hear
the trial made it impossible to conduct the
proceedings in the office of the Ordinary,
and as the Superior Court room was unoc-
cupied Judge Ferrill adjourned to that
room, but even it was well filed, for the
trial for lunacy of man of Col. Andersons
prominence attracted no little attention.
Dr. Brandt was foreman of the jury, and
when the jurymen had answered to their
names they were sworn in by Justice
Warning Russell, and the trial began.
The first witness was Deputy Jailer
Kinchley, who testified as follows: Am
deputy jailer. l received Col. Anderson
and discharged him. While in Jail he be-
with him. He was in the Jail two days. l
only saw him when he went in and came
out, and saw nothing to indicate aberra-
ton of the mind. He was in Jail once be-
fore on a peace warrant and | saw nothing
then to indicate that he was not in his right
mind. He acted as nicely as any man l
ever shut the gate on.
CAPT. LAMAR ON THE STAND.
Capt George w. Lamar was then called
He said: Before giving evidence in this case
i desire TO make statement. | am not the
prosecutor in this proceeding, but the in
former. | do not know what the witnesses
will testify to. | was told that those who
have been summoned could give evidence,
but what it Will be l do not know. What |
do know is this: Col. Anderson came into
my office Oct. 10. DR.. Schley was there
writing a prescription at my desk. Col
Anderson demanded his bond as Assistant
Postmaster, and told him that would not
give it to him until all matters had been
satisfactorily settled. He denounced me as
a liar and a thief When he got that far l
arose to my feet He placed his hand behind
him as if to draw weapon. A conflict
then took place Acting upon ad-
vice ] took out peace warrant.
Saturday before last l saw Col Anderson
standing in the door of the post Office. |
then had my pistol in my hand. | told him
that had heard that he was going to kill
me. He said that he was unarmed and
under 5000 bond to keep the peace. My
reply was that that was sufficient.
! asked him if the threats | had
heard were true. He said yes, that
he would kill me yet. / started to leave
him and he followed me- | told him to keep
away He said that he wanted to talk to
me on business, and l asked him what he
wanted? He said he wanted to collect sew
eral days pay which was due him. l told
411I hat -lxr Iatrf- I,,a
him as he had been dismissed Oct 2.
He said was a liar. / told him that if he
repeated that l would shoot him. Mr.. Ellis
then separated us.
ANNOYED BY THREATS.
/ have been greatly annoyed, as my
family have been, by these threats and
menaces. l applied to the Solicitor Gen
eral, who advised me to put Col. Anderson
under peace warrant. 1t has done no
good. IapPealed to his family17his three
brothers. They asked for time. gave it.
received note from one of the lady MEM
bers of his family asking me to wait until
they could hear from Judge Chisholm, say
ing that / would not be molested in the
meantime. The very day that received
that note, as | came down town, he
came out of the hospital and walked
on the opposite side of Abercorn street.
expected every minute for him to cross over
and renew the conflict. believe that the
law contemplateS protecting man from
such menaces.
Col. George A. Mercer, who represented
Col Anderson, then cross-examined Capt.
Lamar, and asked:
''On the Saturday, the week before last
when Col Anderson went into the post
Office, you did not see him in your private
Office did your
ssNon
"You speak of two threats to kill you.
What threats do you refer tor
"His threats to kill me on sight and his
saying that the town was too small to hold
us both.n
WHO told you of these threatsF'
Il don't care to say"
"Ycur honor, y said Capt. Mercer, address
ing Judge Ferrill, Il think we ought to
know
II will tell you,n said Capt Lamar, ''his
brothers and DR.. Duncan ha1 been trying to
keep him from making these threats, and
he himself told he had made them"
Ibid you ever hear of any other man
threatening to kill anotherw
"Yesn
''Did you consider that man insane?n
s'No."
''Would you have expected his brothers
to begin these proceedings if they did not
think Col. Anderson insanem
AFRAID OF COL. ANDERSON.
mo; ulQ nOb WanJ JneIn 10. WanU 10
be released of those threats and menaces.n
"When did you hear of these threatsr
First, after the conflict in my office
would you consider yourself responsible
for everything said under such circum-
stances!'
81 would not 60 into a mans office and
attack him without cause.n
"But suppose he had causep'
Because he thinks he had cause think
him crazy"
"You do not consider yourself crazy, do
youg"
''No."
''You had pistol in your hand when you
went up to him, had you mott"
yes"
SIT was cockedP'
''No. 1t was a self-cocker.n
"You have only heard of these threats
from three persons!'
mo, | hear them everywhere People
ask me if am still alive when meet them
and it is very annoying
DIR. DUNCAN's TESTIMONY.
Capt. Lamar tI~ = left the stand, 'aud DR..
Duncan was called DR.. Duncan said:
"Col. Anderson fell under my care some
five or six weeks since. heard that he had
been incarcerated. l advised his removal